Container for shoe polish



Oct 29, 1935. 'w. w. WILHELM ,01 ,3

CONTAINER FOR SHOE POLIS H' Filed Sept 12, 1934 a l V I "I I' IIIIII I' atented 29v 1935 CONTB FOE SHOE P Walter w. Wilhelm,

The invention relates to containers for shoe polish or similar material which should. be marketed in airtight receptacles capable of reclosure when not in use.

An object of the invention is to provide a container of the above type having a cover capable of being forcibly removed, with a gasket which 'is under compression when the cover is applied and which may be taken off prior to removing the cover to facilitate opening of the container and .reclosure after use.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side view, partially in section, of the improved container sealed for the market.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing the container before the cover is forcibly applied.

Figure 3 is a similar sectional view showing the cover applied to the container and the'gasket compressed.

Figure 4 is a sectional view showing the container reclosed after the seal has been broken.

The invention relates broadly to a container for hermetically packaging shoe polish or like materials. The container consists of a body portion and cover therefor made of metal which has been preferably drawn or die formed into the shape desired. The body portion of the container has an outwardly projecting flattened bead spaced from the upper end thereof, and is provided .at itsupper end with a hollow .bead formed by curling the metal outwardly. The cover has a depending flange curled inwardly at its lower edge into a hollow bead. The inner diameter of this cover head is slightly less than the outer diameter of the head on the body portion and due to the fact that these beads are not completely closed they can yield both vertically and laterally to pass each other as the cover is applied. This provides a very efiicient retaining means for holding the cover in place. To.

insure a hermetic seal between the body portion and the cover a gasket is provided which is adapted to fit around the container and rest on the flattened bead in the container wall. This gasket is dimensioned over all so as to be compressed between the flattened bead on the body and the bead on-the cover flange, thereby providing a hermetic seal for the container.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the improved container is indicated at 5. The container includes a body portion 6 having a, side wall and an integrally formed bottom. Spaced from the upper end of the body portion is a flattened head I which is formed in the region timore, Mel, Continental 0 e; N. Y a eorporafion of New York 12, recs,

desired by heading the body wall outdly a.

then flattening the bead. The portion at its upper end is curled outwardly into a hollow bear 8 which is not entirely closed. A cover a is provided for the body portion which has adepending flange no. The flange In of the cover is 4 curled inwardly into a hollow bear H which also is not entirely closed. The inner diameter of this cover head I! is slightly less than the outer diameter of the head 8 at the upper end of the 10 body portion. As before pointed out, these beads are not closed and therefore will yield both vertieally and laterally and spring by each other when the cover is forcibly applied and thus insure a tight holding grip between the cover and 1 5 the body portion.

To insure a hermetic seal between the cover and the body of the container a gasket 92 is provided which is adapted to fit around the con- .tainer'body and rest on the flattened head i.

This gasket is dimensioned over all so as to be compressed between 'the'flattened bead on the body portion and the bead on the cover, as clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing. 'l'he compressing of the gasket makes an airtight joint all around in the space between these two beads and provides a hermetic seal for the container.

When it is desired to open the container for the first time, a knife, ice pick or any other sharp tool may be employed to remove the gasket and go I a coin then used to pry on the cover. The cover may be replaced on the container for closing the same and may be removed and replaced as often as desired. until the contents of the container have been entirely used up. V as From the above it will be evident that an improved shoe polish container has been provided which is simple in construction and cheap to manufacture and which will keep the contents thereof always in condition for use, the par- 40 ticular advantage being thatafter use the 'container may be tightly reclosed for preserving the condition of the remaining polish.

It will be obvious that many changes may be made in the details of construction and the arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the sppended Having thus' described the invention, what 1 claim as new and ent, is: V v

A container for shoe polish or the like comprising a body portion having an outwardly projecting flattened bead spaced from the upper end thereof, said body portion at its upper end beas desire to secure by Letters Pat- 5 ing curled outwardly into a. hollow bead, a cover sioned so as to be compressed between the some having 8. depending flange curled inwardly at its and the cover bead when said cover is applied, lower edge into a hollow bead, the inner diamsaid flattened bead being so disposed relative to eter of said cover bead being less than the outer the depending flange of the cover as to form 'a 3 diameter of the bead on the body portion, said' support for a, coin for prying at! the cover after 5 heads being constructed so as to yield and pass the gasket has been removed. when the cover is applied or removed, and a A gasket resting on said flattened bead and dlmen- WALTER W. WILHILII. 

